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Apr

24

Recycled Candle Mold & Container Ideas

April 24, 2008 | 1 Comment

You can reuse all kinds of things around the house for candle molds. Milk cartons work great and all you have to do is peel it off when the wax is set.
Paper cups are good and yogurt containers also make a cute shaped mold. I made a beautiful huge candle out of one of my [...]

Mar

21

Easter Egg Candles

March 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment

You can find these colored Easter egg candles at Discount Candles. They also have plain white and some with a yellow yolk. I would love receiving something like this instead of candy but not so sure the kids would feel the same.
Want to make your own Easter egg candle with molds? One Stop Candle [...]

Nov

25

Animal Candle Molds

November 25, 2007 | 1 Comment

At One Stop Candle they have a variety of animal candle molds. This wolf is my favorite but they also have a bee and beehive, frog, bear, moose and more.
Check out their free stuff too with instructions on candle making projects, chocolate making, soap making and incense.
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Oct

17

Make Your Own Silicone Candle Mold

October 17, 2007 | 2 Comments

Bruce Hirst was generous enough to share several methods of making your own molds using various compounds including silicone. There’s clear step by step illustrated instructions and I particularly liked his idea for making a supportive box with lego. We have enough of that around the house. See Hirst’s Arts Mold Making Page for [...]

Jul

11

Silicone Food Candle Molds

July 11, 2007 | 2 Comments

Soap and Candle Molds.com have a wide variety of molds to choose from. The nice thing about these silicone molds is that they usually pop out fairly easily. One of the stranger ones that is new to me anyway is the little pizza mold.
The more common and comforting molds for candles are cinnamon buns. What [...]

Jul

6

Happy Face Candle Mold Project

July 6, 2007 | 2 Comments

This is one of the first candle molds I used and it was fun and easy and turned out great. Here’s a pic of it. I think it looks better than the one displayed at the store. It was dyed brown and scented with spiced hot chocolate and I haven’t had the heart [...]

Jun

10

Sand and Flower Candle Molds

June 10, 2007 | 1 Comment

Candle Makers Supplies, based in London England has the most interesting candle molds. They also have an instructional video on how to make a mold out of sand. In this example candle making expert David Constable does it by first pressing a squared piece of wood into some damp sand. Later the various tools [...]

May

24

Making Your Own Candle Molds

May 24, 2007 | 1 Comment

Do the prices for those silicone candle molds make you cringe? Making your own is not that difficult and you definitely have more options than what the store offers. The next time I find a giant strawberry, I’m making a mold out of it. Maybe I’ll even drizzle some fake chocolate onto the [...]

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